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The big game will be staged in the Twin Cities for the second time. It was there in 1992, when Washington beat Buffalo.

Minneapolis' new $1 billion stadium is scheduled to open in 2016.

New Orleans has staged the Super Bowl 10 times, tied with South Florida for the most, but its bid might have been damaged by the blackout that interrupted the 2013 title game. Indianapolis had it in 2012.

Next year's game is in Glendale, Arizona, followed by Santa Clara, California, for the 50th Super Bowl, then Houston.

No tricentennial Super Bowl for New Orleans

New Orleans government and civic leaders were disappointed to learn that the city won't be able to highlight its 300th anniversary in 2018 by hosting the Super Bowl.

NFL owners voted Tuesday to award the big game to Minneapolis.

Mark Romig, president of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, said he was proud of the city's presentation. He said it's hard to compete against a city that is building a new stadium - as Minneapolis is.

New Orleans has hosted 10 previous Super Bowls. The most recent was in 2013. The city received rave reviews overall for its hosting job, although the game was marred by a power outage that interrupted play for 34 minutes.

Officials who worked on New Orleans' latest bid said the outage wasn't a factor in Tuesday's vote.